Meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of outcomes of carotid endarterectomy and stenting in the elderly

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1140-1152

  Antoniou, George A ^a,b   Georgiadis, George S ^b   Georgakarakos, Efstratios I ^b   Antoniou, Stavros A ^c   Bessias, Nikos ^a   Smyth, John Vincent ^d   Murray, David ^d   Lazarides, Miltos K ^b  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84890701052     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4135     Document Type: Article

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